. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . BANTAM LAKE II and Boston and New York. There were some trees stand-ing, when the town was laid out, but our present fine treesdid not form a canopy over the head of Washington. Thehoary-headed sycamores now standing, one in front of theCatholic church and one at the corner of East and Southstreets, were then newly planted, the first Oliver Wolcotthaving set them out with eleven others, giving tO each thename of one of the thirteen original states. There were few houses standing at this pe
. Historic Litchfield, 1721-1907; being a short account of the history of the old houses of Litchfield; . BANTAM LAKE II and Boston and New York. There were some trees stand-ing, when the town was laid out, but our present fine treesdid not form a canopy over the head of Washington. Thehoary-headed sycamores now standing, one in front of theCatholic church and one at the corner of East and Southstreets, were then newly planted, the first Oliver Wolcotthaving set them out with eleven others, giving tO each thename of one of the thirteen original states. There were few houses standing at this period; oppositethe Wolcott homestead was the home of Judge TappingReeve, of later Law School fame, and next below the Wol-cott house, the present Belden house was then occupied byReynold Marvin, the last kings attorney of the county,Just north of the house stood a little office where ColonelKirby, son-in-law to Reynold Marvin, prepared the first lawreports ever published in this country. The old Congregational church was on the site of thepresent monument. On North street, the Tallmadge house,Sheldens
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